An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum

-Stephen Spender

Introduction –Pairwork-

Have you seen a classroom in a slum-area? What does it look like?

Slum area

An Elementary school classroom in a slum

• Students-

Heaps of garbage

• THEIR LIFE ON SLAG HEAPS

PAIR WORKWhat are the children’s faces

compared with?

Interview

Conduct an interview of slum area student who describes his classmates.

Decoration of classroom

• Contrast between the life of slum-area pupils and outside world

• William Shakespeare

• prepared by-Mrs Neelima Limaye• K.V.B.E.G.Pune •

CRITICISM ON THE PRESENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

• SCHOOL INSPECTOR-

What does the poet expect the authorities to do for improvement of present system of education especially with reference to slum area students?-class discussion